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McNabb was dealt from Buffalo at the trade deadline as they gave Buffalo a couple of prospects (Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers) in exchange for McNabb and a couple of second round picks. While McNabb has yet to suit up for the Kings, he managed to play 12 games with Buffalo this season. He had no points and six penalty minutes.

Aleksander Barkov notched one goal and two assists in Florida's 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames.

Barkov now has points in three straight games. The center scored his 19th goal of the season in the second period and he picked up helpers on goals by Mike Matheson and Vincent Trocheck. Evgenii Dadonov and Jared McCann had the other markers for the Panthers in Saturday's victory. Barkov has amassed 53 points in 54 games this campaign.

Dougie Hamilton scored three goals in a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Hamilton became the fifth defenseman in Calgary Flames history to record a hat-trick Saturday, scoring a goal in each period of Saturday night's loss to the Panthers. The 24-year-old blueliner appeared in his 400th career game. Hamilton now has 13 goals and 34 points in 59 contests this season.

Jonathan Toews posted a goal and two assists in a 7-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Toews registered his second three-point effort of the season Saturday, scoring the opening goal of the game before assisting on Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane's goals in the victory. Toews now has 16 goals and 40 points in 59 games this season.

Evgeni Malkin recorded one goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday.

Malkin's 33rd goal of the season not only tied the game at two in the second period, but it also gave him 900 career points. The center is the fourth Penguins player in team history to reach the milestone. Pittsburgh won the game off goals from Malkin, Carl Hagelin, Zach Aston-Reese, Olli Maatta, and Bryan Rust. Malkin now has 33 goals and 69 points in 56 games this season.

Reilly Smith scored two goals and an assist in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Smith picked up three points in 17:02, with four shots on goal and a +1 rating. The winger scored the first goal of the game Saturday, before potting home his second a period later. He later added an assist on Nate Schmidt's fifth of the year. Smith now has 12 points in his last seven straight games for the Golden Knights. Smith now has 19 goals and 51 points in 58 games this season.

Nikita Scherbak scored his first of the season in a 6-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.

Scherbak made a beautiful move past Marc-Andre Fleury and tucked in his very first goal of the season on Saturday. The forward's goal brought the Canadiens within one in the first period, but that was as close as they would get. Charles Hudon and Jonathan Drouin also scored. Scherbak now has three points in nine games this season.

Brayden Point scored his 21st of the season in a 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

Point extended his points streak to four games Saturday with his goal, in over 22 minutes of ice-time. . The forward has four points in that span. Despite his goal, Point went -3 in the game. Point scored his lone goal in the second period, giving Tampa a 2-1 lead. Point has 21 goals and 50 points in 59 games this season.

Anders Nilsson will get the start in Saturday's game against the Boston Bruins.

Earlier in the day, the Canucks announced that Jacob Markstrom would be starting, but it was Nilsson that led them onto the ice for the pre-game warmup. Nilsson has a 6-10-1 record with a 3.39 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage this season.

Kyle Turris (illness) will play in Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings.

The illness kept him out of Thursday's game against Calgary, but he's good to go tonight. Turris has nine goals and 31 points in 51 games this season. He's skating on a line with Craig Smith and Kevin Fiala.

Antti Raanta stopped all 40 shots he faced in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Oilers forward Patrick Maroon thought he beat Raanta in the third period, but the goal was waived off because of goalie interference. The Coyotes netminder has now won each of his last three decisions and he's 4-0-1 in his last five. Raanta owns a 12-14-6 record with a 2.45 goals-against-average and a .924 save percentage this season.

Justin Schultz (undisclosed) won't play in Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

There was no mention of Schultz being injured before he wasn't on the ice for the pre-game warmup. The Penguins will likely provide an update on his status after the game. We'll consider him day-to-day for now. Matt Hunwick will take his spot in the lineup.